At the thought, cold sweat immediately beaded on Liu Ergou's forehead. To his relief, however, Lu Shuangyue didn't fly into a rage after hearing his story. Instead, she just gave him a peculiar look.

Her expression seemed to say, Go on, explain. I'm curious to see what kind of story you can possibly come up with!

Liu Ergou swallowed hard and quickly explained what had happened in the simplest terms. "It was like this. While I was walking down the street, this woman ran up to me asking for help, saying she was being followed. I looked around, and it seemed she was telling the truth. Just then, you arrived, so I brought her with me to your place."

In just a few sentences, Liu Ergou finished his explanation.

Hearing him out, Lu Shuangyue said nothing. She turned her head to look at the woman Liu Ergou had rescued, who was currently collapsed on the floor, gasping for breath. It took her a long moment to recover. As soon as the woman looked up, her eyes met Lu Shuangyue's, and she flinched in fright.

Seeing her alarm, Lu Shuangyue immediately spoke in a soothing tone. "Don't be afraid. You're safe now. I just want to ask, is what my boyfriend said true?"

The woman nodded. "Yes, miss. Everything is just as your boyfriend said. If it wasn't for him today, I might have been in serious danger."

Once she confirmed Liu Ergou was telling the truth, Lu Shuangyue immediately forgave him.

"Alright, Er Gou, since you weren't lying, I'll forgive you this time," she said. "You're already here, and it's your first time visiting, so you might as well stay the night. There are other things I need to talk to you about tomorrow. Besides, you still have to finish explaining what happened today before you ran off! Hmph!"

Standing to the side, Liu Ergou nodded obediently.

Lu Shuangyue then turned back to the other woman. "You can rest here for the night. Tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to the police station. Being followed is no small matter."

The woman simply nodded without a word and sat on the sofa. Meanwhile, Lu Shuangyue grabbed Liu Ergou's arm and started pulling him upstairs.

This puzzled Liu Ergou. What is Lu Shuangyue doing? Why is she suddenly dragging me upstairs?

Though confused, he obediently followed her. As soon as they reached the second floor, Lu Shuangyue said, "Er Gou, don't you think the woman downstairs looks really familiar? I feel like I've seen her somewhere before, but I just can't place it!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou scratched his head and tried to recall the woman's appearance. The woman downstairs had an impressive figure and wasn't bad-looking, but her skin was in terrible condition. It was dark, oily, and covered in acne and scars, making for a rather tragic sight.

If her skin were fairer, not oily, and free of those blemishes, she would definitely be a great beauty, he thought. After a moment of serious consideration, Liu Ergou finally shook his head.

"I don't know her. Anyway, can we get some rest soon? I'm tired from running around all day."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Lu Shuangyue couldn't help but give him a kick. "Hmph, all you do is brush me off! Forget it! I was even going to order some late-night food for us."

With that, she stormed downstairs in a huff, leaving a very aggrieved Liu Ergou behind.

I really don't know that woman! Am I wrong for telling the truth? he lamented inwardly.

While Liu Ergou was feeling wronged, Lu Shuangyue had already gone downstairs. She hesitated for a moment, looking at the woman on the sofa. In the end, she decided she had to ask. The woman just looked too familiar.

She approached her and said, "Excuse me, I have to ask... have we met before? You look incredibly familiar, but I just can't recall where from."

To Lu Shuangyue's surprise, a flicker of panic crossed the woman's face. She shook her head vigorously, denying it. "No, no, we've never met. This is the first time. As for me looking familiar, I guess I just have one of those faces. Everyone says that."

Her words, however, did not dispel Lu Shuangyue's confusion. Instead, her brows furrowed even more. Lu Shuangyue realized it wasn't just the woman's face that was familiar—her voice was, too. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember where she knew her from.

Just as Lu Shuangyue was puzzling over it, Liu Ergou came downstairs holding his phone. "Shuang Yue, look at all the spammy recommendations on my phone these days," he complained as he walked over. "The other day I accidentally opened a short video without even watching it, and now the app keeps pushing this big internet celebrity on me! Look, look!"

He reached Lu Shuangyue and handed her the phone.

Ordinarily, Lu Shuangyue would have ignored him, but seeing his pitiful expression, she couldn't bring herself to refuse. She took the phone and looked at the screen. The moment she did, her eyes widened in astonishment. The woman on the phone was extremely similar to the one sitting in front of her. The only difference was their skin; the woman on the phone's was flawless, while the other's was not.

It finally clicked. Lu Shuangyue put down the phone, stared at the woman, and exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder you look so familiar! You look exactly like this internet celebrity! And she's a huge star!"

She turned the phone so the woman could see. "She has tens of millions of followers!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou glanced from the woman to his phone and then back again. He slapped a hand over his face, completely exasperated.

Her powers of observation are going to be the death of me, he thought. How can she be so unobservant? The woman on the phone and the woman in front of us are clearly the same person! I can't understand how she could possibly think they're two different people. Unbelievable.

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